Personal bio
William Patrick McPhilamy, III works in the legal services space as a lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator. With over 28 years in practice in his firm, he has expertise in dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution. His practice areas include civil, commercial, corporate, and intellectual property law, among others. He is an accredited mediator and a chartered arbitrator. He is the Resident Representative of California for ADR ODR International. He is a Senior Fellow, Fellow, and Member of the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center, Prime Dispute, and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators respectively. He has previously served as a judge or expert evaluator for numerous mediation, arbitration, and negotiation competitions in the U.S. and internationally, including contests organized by the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris; ADR ODR International; MediateGuru; and various law schools and organizations in the U.S. and abroad. He holds a Certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School Online and a Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Management from Harvard Law School. He is also serving as an Ambassador with Arbitrator Intelligence. He has also served on and is working with boards of directors of several organizations, including for-profit and non-profit entities, in the U.S. and abroad. He has been educated in the U.S., U.K., Europe, and China, earning a Master of Law degree from the University of Cambridge, a Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also received a Diploma from the Institute on International and Comparative Law, University of San Diego School of Law. He also studied law for a summer at the University of Oxford, and languages for several years in the U.S., U.K., Europe, and China. In his spare time, he regularly volunteers with organizations dedicated to the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger relief.